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Update: Forum Posting Temporarily Suspended

We wanted to inform you that posting on CollegeVine’s community forum will be temporarily suspended for a few days as we work to mitigate some recent spam posts. While the forum will still be accessib …

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Recent Changes to Google Settings for Third-Party Apps like CollegeVine

ACTION REQUIRED: Update CollegeVine App Settings in Google Admin by October 23, 2023

For enhanced student data protection, Google is set to limit access for users under 18 to third-party apps like Coll …

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Chancing Changes Due to Affirmative Action Ruling

Because the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions on June 29th, we recently updated our chancing algorithm so that the impact of your ethnicity is greatly reduced. As a result, your chan …

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4 years ago
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algeria student and how can i know my chances to get into MIT ?

student from algeria and i want to apply MIT for physics major

and here in algeria things don't look the same

how i can know my chances to be accepted

i m thankful for your help

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4 years ago
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Will colleges see my grades/work at all in the 12th grade?

My GPA is a 2.69 right now, but my high school counselor found spaces in my schedule to allow me to retake some of the classes I didn't do so well in, but for the grades to be replaced I have to compl …

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4 years ago
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International Students

Hi! I'm going to apply to some US universities and I want to know if they know in some countries the exams are more difficult and that my grades are good here ( 8,6/10 in sophmore year) but when I con …

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4 years ago
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Do colleges like to see people who write music?

I am starting high school next month, and I have a hobby of writing songs. Will I be able to include this as an extracurricular activity in the future, and do colleges favor it?

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4 years ago
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How do I write the graded paper for Princeton?

I am in my senior year, and plan on applying to Princeton. I recently found out about the graded paper requirement and have looked everywhere for tips. However, nobody talks about writing the actual p …

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4 years ago
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I have a B- and a C+ in Quarter 4 of 11th grade. Will this look bad on my college application?

From 9th grade all the way till the 3rd marking period (or quarter) of 11th grade, my grades have been very consistent. They've been in the As and just a very few Bs. But with online schooling during …

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4 years ago
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Any high school work from home jobs? Or internships? Specifically relating to working with children?

I'm a rising high school senior. I have previously volunteered and worked in a Sunday School throughout high school and will continue to work. I have also volunteered in an after school program on Fri …

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4 years ago
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Bs-md program

I've always wanted to become a doctor and know for sure that I want to pursue medicine. I want to apply to bs-md programs, however, I dont really have any medical or health related activities. I was p …

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4 years ago
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Do I have a good chance of getting into Northeastern ED?

I am a rising senior that attends an "elite" private school in NYC. I have appx. a 3.6/3.7 GPA (my school does not do GPA's or class rank), I have been on varsity track, for all three seasons, for all …

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Chapman University Applications

Hi! I plan on applying to Chapman University as a Public Relations and Advertising Major. The general application process is already long on its own, but the creative supplement application for my int …

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4 years ago
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Freshman year killing GPA

My freshman year was not a very good one and it really brought my grades down. If you don't count it I would have a high 3.95+ GPA but due to it, it went down to a low 3.8. How will I tell top college …

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4 years ago
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Leadership for activities after covid-19

So I am currently a rising senior and I was supposed to hold several leadership positions for activities starting the new school year. If my activities will be canceled due to the pandemic, will I sti …

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4 years ago
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What category does working for a non-profit fall into in the extracurriculars section in my profile?

I've worked for two different non-profits so far and would like to include them in my profile to see if they raise my chances of getting accepted into colleges. But I can't find the right category for …

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4 years ago
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How will schools consider a singular bad semester that drops your overall GPA? How do you compensate for that?

Good evening again,

I am a rising senior applying so far with an unweighted gpa of a 3.5 and a weighted of a 4.0 and taking several AP/IB/CC courses. I have one bad semester of junior year that has pl …

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4 years ago
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Will the chances of me being accepted go down even with trying to improve my grades and standardized test scores?

I currently have a 3.3 on a 4.0 scale and I will be taking the ACT and SAT before the end of 2020. I want to raise it by applying to early decision in January 2021. Will the chances of me being accept …

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4 years ago
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My gpa range is between a 3.0-3.20.

My gpa range is between a 3.0-3.20. I’m a rising senior and I’m starting to worry about not getting accepted into schools that I’d like to apply to because it’s low. Any advice on what I should do to …

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Test-Optional?

I'm a rising senior, and I'm still in the process of deciding whether standardized testing is a good idea for me. I haven't been satisfied with my scores on both the ACT and SAT, but I'm showing small …

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4 years ago
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Will universities consider that my school doesn't offer AP courses, and give extra credit that I self-studied for exams?

senior student who attends a school not offering AP exams

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4 years ago
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Are AP scores and classes something that can make or break being admitted to a college when comparing two students?

I have taken one AP course each year of high Schoo. I know other students take 3 or 4. Just because I've only taken one per year, will that lessen my chances of being accepted if it came down between …

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